{what a day!}

You'll never guess what BOTH my kids did today at 3:30. Go ahead, take a guess. Nope. Nope. They took a nap! I couldn't believe it. A few days ago we decided to try "quiet time" with Gerard. He is normally sooo exhausted by the end of the day, and when the weather is nice we'd like to go outside after dinner, but he's just too tired. We really just expected him to relax in bed and "read" books, but today he listened to two books on tape from Grandma and then he fell asleep. I almost didn't know what to do with myself for that hour! Actually there was plenty to do... clean, cook, clean some more, and go through more pictures.

I tried another new recipe tonight. The chicken was good, but I won't even post the recipe for the spinach salad. That was not a hit. Here's the chicken recipe, once again from Cooking Light:


Hoisin and Lime-Marinated Grilled Chicken

1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
8 garlic cloves, minced
6 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Cooking spray

Combine hoisin sauce, ginger, and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken to bag; seal. Marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.

Prepare grill.

Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill for 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is done.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half)

CALORIES 243 (17% from fat); FAT 4.5g (sat 0.9g,mono 0.6g,poly 0.7g); PROTEIN 39.9g; CHOLESTEROL 99mg; CALCIUM 24mg; SODIUM 618mg; FIBER 0.4g; IRON 1.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 6.4g

Cooking Light, JULY 2007


And here are some more pictures from today: